text_original: If the king was always to be regarded as the king, Wolsey, as the mouthpiece of the royal will, never abated his claims to honour only less than royal ; but he acted not so much from self assertion as from policy.
text_transcription: IF THE KING WAS ALWAYS TO BE REGARDED AS THE KING WOLSEY AS THE MOUTHPIECE OF THE ROYAL WILL NEVER ABATED HIS CLAIMS TO HONOR ONLY LESS THAN ROYAL BUT HE ACTED NOT SO MUCH FROM SELF ASSERTION AS FROM POLICY
phonemes: ɪf ðə kˈɪŋ wʌz ˈɔːlweɪz təbi ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz ðə kˈɪŋ, wˈɑːlsi, æz ðə mˈaʊθpiːs ʌvðə ɹˈɔɪəl wˈɪl, nˈɛvɚɹ ɐbˈeɪɾᵻd hɪz klˈeɪmz tʊ ˈɑːnɚɹ ˈoʊnli lˈɛs ðɐn ɹˈɔɪəl ; bˌʌt hiː ˈæktᵻd nˌɑːt sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ fɹʌm sˈɛlf ɐsˈɜːʃən æz fɹʌm pˈɑːlɪsi.